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Adrenocortical carcinoma

Adrenocortical carcinoma: Introduction

Adrenocortical carcinoma: A condition which is characterized by malignancy which affects the adrenocortex. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Adrenocortical carcinoma is available below.

Symptoms of Adrenocortical carcinoma

• Asymptomatic in early stages
• Excessive fat on top of back - excess corticosteroids
• Increased libido - excess androgenic steroids
• Loss of scalp hair - excess corticosteroids
• Increased body hair - excess corticosteroids
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See full list of 46 symptoms of Adrenocortical carcinoma

Treatments for Adrenocortical carcinoma

• Surgery for removal of tumor
• Careful preoperative management of electrolytes and blood pressure
• Non surgical options
  • Mitotane
  • Metyrapone
• more treatments...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Adrenocortical carcinoma?

• Misdiagnosis of Adrenocortical carcinoma
• Failure to diagnose Adrenocortical carcinoma
• Hidden causes of Adrenocortical carcinoma (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Adrenocortical carcinoma

Adrenocortical carcinoma: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Adrenocortical carcinoma:

• Metastasis
• Death
• more complications...»

Causes of Adrenocortical carcinoma

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More information about causes of Adrenocortical carcinoma:

• Adrenocortical carcinoma as a symptom

Disease Topics Related To Adrenocortical carcinoma

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Adrenocortical carcinoma:

• Adrenaline
• Adrenal gland
• Hypertension
• Adrenalectomy
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Adrenocortical carcinoma: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Adrenocortical carcinoma

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Adrenocortical carcinoma: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Hospitals & Clinics: Adrenocortical carcinoma

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Adrenocortical carcinoma, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
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• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Adrenocortical carcinoma: Rare Types

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Adrenocortical carcinoma

Medical research articles related to Adrenocortical carcinoma include:

• Adjuvant mitotane treatment for adrenocortical carcinoma.
• Histopathology Adrenal - Adrenocortical carcinoma
• INGN201 (Contusugene ladenovec, Advexin) Li Fraumeni Syndrome
• Adrenal Surgery (Diagnosis)
• Adrenal Adenoma (Follow-up)
• Conn Syndrome (Follow-up)
• Adrenal Carcinoma (Follow-up)
• more research...»

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Research about Adrenocortical carcinoma

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Clinical Trials for Adrenocortical carcinoma

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Adrenocortical carcinoma include:

• Suramin in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Adrenocortical Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - hydrocortisone,suramin
• Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy and/or Surgery in Treating Young Patients With Adrenocortical Tumor - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - cisplatin,doxorubicin hydrochloride,etoposide,filgrastim,mitotane,pegfilgrastim
• Tariquidar, Mitotane, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, and Etoposide Plus Surgery in Treating Patients With Recurrent, Metastatic, or Primary Unresectable Adrenocortical Cancer - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - doxorubicin hydrochloride,etoposide,mitotane,tariquidar,vincristine
• Antineoplaston Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IV Adrenal Gland Cancer - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - antineoplaston A10,antineoplaston AS2-1
• Trial With Taxotere and Cisplatin in Non-Operable Adrenocortical Carcinoma - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - cisplatin,taxotere
• more trials...»

See full list of 27 Clinical Trials for Adrenocortical carcinoma

Statistics for Adrenocortical carcinoma

• Medical statistics for Adrenocortical carcinoma
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Adrenocortical carcinoma
• Death and Mortality statistics for Adrenocortical carcinoma
• Society statistics for Adrenocortical carcinoma

Adrenocortical carcinoma: Broader Related Topics

• Adrenal Cancer
• Cancer
• Endocrine system tumors
• Adrenal conditions
• Endocrine system conditions
• more types...»

Types of Adrenocortical carcinoma

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Definitions of Adrenocortical carcinoma:

Adrenocortical carcinoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Adrenocortical carcinoma, or a subtype of Adrenocortical carcinoma, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Adrenocortical carcinoma as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

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